"I think that is critical. And I would say this is a very bipartisan Committee, that is rare on Capitol Hill..."
"I want to join my colleague and friend, Mike Coffman, in cosponsoring your bill."
"To say I am 20 miles or 40 miles from a facility, if it doesn't--you know, look, I need heart surgery, I don't need to go to a primary care physician."
"We are dogged in our determination to care of our veterans."
"I want to keep the promise to them, because many of their concerns, health care concerns, mental health care concerns are related to their service."
"we have an opioid crisis in New Hampshire. I started a bipartisan taskforce that I encourage folks to join."
"I appreciate this opportunity to update the VA's verification processes for certifying veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses."
"I am also worried that VA lacks an IT system to adequately support case management for its verification program."
"Well, let me ask you this. Where do we go from here and is there any value to the taxpayer of that $800,000? Has anything been salvageable?"
"I just wish we could do it more efficiently and more effectively."
"What is your plan to ensure the case management system is supported with necessary IT capability and when can we expect to see an IT system in place to support the CVE's verification program?"